For some garden owners, the fall of leaves in autumn is a nuisance and it starts with "cleaning".
However, a properly swept garden is hostile to life.
A tidy garden makes it difficult for animals and many plants to survive the winter.
aturgartens “, on the other hand, creates a habitat for many small animals and insects and saves work. That is why Barbara Mühlbauer-Talbi, waste consultant for municipal waste management at the Dachau district office, appeals: Leaves should - as far as possible - remain where they fall or be used to cover beds. A covered soil stores heat and moisture better and is less prone to compaction, washing out or silting up by rain and wind. It only needs to be removed where foliage is too dense or in an unsuitable place (for example on paved paths). These foliage are ideal for covering plants that are sensitive to frost, such as perennials or roses. Leaves that lie on the lawn can be swept into the adjoining bushes and thus provide shelter for hedgehogs.In spring, the leaves are broken down by thousands of living things and converted into valuable humus. The nutrients stay in the garden.
Foliage can also be composted with other organic waste (such as fruit and vegetable waste). Leaves of nut trees and oaks that contain a lot of tannic acid should only be composted in small quantities, as they are difficult to rot. Garden owners who still want to get rid of their leaves can dispose of this up to one cubic meter (cbm) per week free of charge at the district's recycling yards. Quantities over one cbm can be disposed of in composting plants. Addresses for this are available from the waste advice service at 08131/741469. Owners of a bio bin can dispose of the leaves in the bio bin (please do not press into it, otherwise it cannot be emptied).
Mühlbauer-Talbi advises: "Any garden owner who refrains from excessive" cleaning "will be amazed to see how much color and structure the autumn garden can get." to be stored on banks and embankments or to be introduced into bodies of water. This is not a trivial offense, but involves major penalties and liability risks.
Therefore: leave piles of leaves in your own garden and do not bring them to the banks and embankments of the water.
Through the supply of nutrients and biological degradation processes, this oxygen is withdrawn and the bacteria and algae that thrive as a result are impaired.
Leaves brought in damage the flora and fauna living in the stream.
Because, according to the district office, in addition to the risk of being reported because of water pollution, it can be problematic if garden waste and piles of leaves are transported into the watercourses either by directly brought in materials or by wind and autumn storms on the bank or in the embankment area, then forming an obstacle to runoff block themselves at overpasses and culverts and contribute to flooding.